Eurovision VIDEO RECAP: Why did the public phone vote and jury vote not match up?

As Austria's Conchita Wurst won the contest in Copenhagen, it seems that UK voters didn't play by the rules...

11:58 12 May 2014

Newly released Eurovision Song Contest figures have revealed differences between the public phone vote and the jury's official vote. 

 

Saturday night's competition prompted UK phone voters to grant Poland's Donatan and Cleo top marks but when Britain's official jury vote was revealed it saw them showcased as the worst act of the night. 

 

Each country's overall vote is supposed to be a 50/50 split between the public at home and the jury on the night, leading some to believe that the UK's voting process broke the rules. 

 

The UK's Molly Smitten-Downes came 17th in the end, with 40 points for her song Children of the Universe.

 

Austria's bearded lady Conchita Wurst won the contest in Copenhagen - the nation's first win since 1966. The drag act's soaring song Rise Like a Phoenix bagged an impressive 290 points.

 

Collecting her trophy she said: "This night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. You know who you are - we are unity and we are unstoppable."